The Chéran (French pronunciation: ​[ʃeʁɑ̃]) is a 53.8 km (33.4 mi) long river in the Savoie and Haute-Savoie départements, eastern France.[1] Its source is at Verrens-Arvey, in the massif des Bauges. It flows generally northwest. It is a left tributary of the Fier into which it flows at Rumilly.

Chéran
The Chéran at Lescheraines
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Location
Country	France
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Verrens-Arvey
• coordinates	45°40′23″N 06°15′32″E
• elevation	1,400 m (4,600 ft)
Mouth
• location	Fier
• coordinates	45°53′09″N 05°56′01″E
• elevation	308 m (1,010 ft)
Length	53.8 km (33.4 mi)
Basin size	350 km2 (140 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	7.8 m3/s (280 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Fier→ Rhône→ Mediterranean Sea

Départements and communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth:

• Savoie: Verrens-Arvey, Cléry, Jarsy, École, La Compôte, Le Châtelard, La Motte-en-Bauges, Lescheraines, Arith, Bellecombe-en-Bauges
• Haute-Savoie: Allèves, Cusy, Gruffy, Héry-sur-Alby, Mûres, Alby-sur-Chéran, Saint-Sylvestre, Marigny-Saint-Marcel, Boussy, Rumilly, Sales

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